Politics & Policy
Reality shows shortfalls of Trump’s claim to ‘best testing’
In Pittsburgh, adults who are afraid they’ve been exposed to the coronavirus are being asked to skip testing if they can quarantine at home for 14 days to help reduce delays.
4 years ago
UN chief: World ‘at the breaking point’ due to inequalities
“It is exposing fallacies and falsehoods everywhere: The lie that free markets can deliver health care for all, the fiction that unpaid care work is not work."
4 years ago
Pennsylvania is becoming more racially diverse. And that could be a big deal for the 2020 election.
Trump’s victory in 2016 was predicated on unusually high turnout among certain white voters. But that demographic is shrinking in Pennsylvania.
4 years ago
Listen 2:56Wolf asserts emergency powers to justify withholding federal money from Lebanon County
The decision has set up a confrontation between the federal government’s directives, the state legislature’s intent, and the governor’s powers.
4 years ago
N.J. coronavirus recovery: Gov. Murphy pledges transparency on COVID-19 funds
Gov. Phil Murphy pledged transparency a day after signing a bill allowing massive borrowing to keep the state government going.
4 years ago
Pennsylvania sports teams ask to allow fans in the stands
The Wolf administration declined to reveal which organizations, teams or colleges have submitted plans, or whether it has approved any.
4 years ago
Biden’s bid touts faith, courts even religious conservatives
Joe Biden is a different kind of foe than Trump has faced before: one who makes faith a central part of his persona — often literally wearing it on his sleeve.
4 years ago
Pentagon bans Confederate flag in way to avoid Trump’s wrath
After weeks of wrangling, the Pentagon on Friday will ban displays of the Confederate flag on military installations.
4 years ago
Wolf yanks virus funding from rebellious county
Wolf withheld nearly $13 million in funding from Lebanon County, where local Republican leaders voted in mid-May to lift pandemic restrictions in defiance of the governor.
4 years ago
Rising coronavirus infections threaten US economic recovery
The virus is forcing businesses and consumers to freeze spending and keeping the unemployment rate stubbornly high.
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Pompeo releases human rights report in Philly, denounces destruction of monuments
Sec. of State Mike Pompeo has unveiled a human rights report that counsels a more limited interpretation of “rights.” He also blamed the media for division.
4 years ago
Mail delays likely as new Postal Service boss pushes cost-cutting
The plan eliminates overtime for hundreds of thousands of postal workers and says employees must adopt a "different mindset” to ensure the Postal Service survives COVID-19.
4 years ago
Trump administration finalizing rollback of rules for landmark environmental law
The NEPA as first enacted in 1970 and mandates federal agencies conduct environmental and public reviews of the impacts of projects like highways, pipelines, and power plants.
4 years ago
Pa. lawmakers want voters to weaken governor’s emergency powers, boost their own
"Pennsylvania is not a dictatorship, and the voters should ultimately decide,” House Speaker Bryan Cutler (R., Lancaster) said in a statement.
4 years ago
Trump replaces campaign manager amid sinking poll numbers
President Donald Trump shook up his campaign staff Wednesday amid sinking poll numbers, replacing campaign manager Brad Parscale with veteran GOP operative Bill Stepien.
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